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New Delhi: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Body (AERB) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) had undergone stringent safety scrutiny by experts before being given permission to undertake staged operations towards full commissioning. Attorney general G E Vahanvati said the 17 post-Fukushima safety requirements highlighted …
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati asserted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was absolutely safe and all apprehensions on safety of the plant were completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
The Supreme Court (SC) today asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankulam power plant once it becomes operational. A Bench of justices, K S Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which …
Health and environment are as important as is plant safety, says judge The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to spell out how nuclear waste/spent fuel will be handled or transported after the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu becomes operational. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra on …
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G. E. Vahanvati has asserted in the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is absolutely safe and all apprehensions over safety of the plant are completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
A 10-member Atomic Energy Regulatory Board team is camping at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site for inspecting the first of the 2 X 1,000 MWe reactors, which has been loaded with enriched uranium fuel assemblies and is ready for criticality. The AERB team, which reached Anu Vijay Township, KKNPP …
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), operator of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it will ensure that human population residing in the ‘exclusivity’ zone of the plant, if any, are paid adequate compensation and are properly relocated. “Although we …
‘It was a policy decision taken at a time when no other country came forward to sustain India’s nuclear capabilities’ The Centre on Thursday justified in the Supreme Court waiver of the nuclear liability agreement with Russia for the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu and said it was a policy …
Inspection by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board’s Advisory Committee for Project Safety Review (ACPSR) of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project 1 and 2 continued for the second day on Thursday during which the team members keenly reviewed the additional safety measures incorporated in the ready-to-be commissioned reactor in the post-Fukushima scenario. The …
After loading fuel in all 163 fuel assemblies at Unit-I of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), scientists on Tuesday launched the criticality process — jargon for generating energy — which is its main activity. Mark the symbolism in the choice of dates: while fuel loading began on Ganesh Chaturthi …
Certain clauses within India’s civil nuclear liability legislation continue to “cause concerns to some of our companies,” and “that is still something that needs to be addressed,” said Robert Blake, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly …
Govt Says Facility Adheres To All Safety Aspects New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asserted that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was safe enough to withstand a Fukushima-type disaster but the SC said it would not hesitate to stop the project irrespective of the amount of money spent on it …
The safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and storage of nuclear waste is of prime concern that should be addressed by the Union Government, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday. Hearing petitions relating to the plant, a Bench of Justices K. S. Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra told …
Kudankulam plant is absolutely safe even without the 17 recommendations of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, says NPCIL During a hearing in the Supreme Court on Thursday on petitions related to the Kudankulam plant, Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, argued that the plant got a vague environmental clearance in …
M. Appavu writes to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Former MLA of Radhapuram M. Appavu has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the filling-up of enriched uranium fuel in the first reactor of Kudannkulam Nuclear Power Project until credible arrangements are made to send the nuclear waste to be generated …
As the local protests against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant continue, the police brutally attack the villagers and sedition charges are foisted on women and children as well.
Chandigarh: At a time when the nuclear plants in Kudankulam and Jaitapur are facing protests, the Gorakhpur Atomic Power Project, Haryana, in Fatehabad district has crossed its first hurdle without any use of force or violence. Of the 1,503 acres of land acquired for the project in the three villages …
Based on ground-level report of the 7-member AERB teams carrying scrutiny at the plant The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Thursday said the fuel loading at the first 1000 MWe unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) had not yet begun owing to last minute checks. The AERB …
Earlier this year, sustained protests brought nationwide attention to the 2,640 MW thermal power plant proposed on precious wetlands in Sompeta in the coastal district of Srikakulam. Last month, the Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled the allotment of 972 acres in the district to the Nagarjuna Construction Company. Now, Srikakulam …
Regulatory inspections of nuclear power plants and research facilities have revealed there have been deviation from technical specifications and other regulatory stipulations, deficiencies and degradations in safety-related systems and procedural inadequacies. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), which carried out 47 regulatory inspections, comprising 25 scheduled and 22 special inspections …
